Apple M2 Pro vs Itanium 9540
Primary details
Comparing Itanium 9540 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 537 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9540 and Apple M2 Pro basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9540 and Apple M2 Pro compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | LGA1248 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 2424 ‑ 3504 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9540 and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Security technologies
Itanium 9540 and Apple M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9540 and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| VT-i | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9540 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 2424 Watt |
Itanium 9540 has 33.3% more threads, and 1325.9% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 50% more physical cores, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Itanium 9540 and Apple M2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Itanium 9540 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Itanium 9540 and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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